Folding displaying-easel.



E. E. .ABRAHAMS. FOLDING DISPLAYING FASEL. APPLICATION man JUNE 24, 191e.

Patent-,ed July 16, 191s.

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APPLICATIQN FILED IUHE 24. |916. 1 ,272,349. Y Patented July 16,1918.

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/ 1 1 Ydaztgmfwf.Mmmm@ V EDGAR E. ABRAHAMS, or noncnus'rnn, FOLDING msrLYINe-EASEL.

Specification ot Letters Patent.

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appneaaon mea :une 24, 1916. serial No. 105,627.

` of drawings, is a specification.

This invention has for .its object the productionof a novel and attractive displaying easel, of the folding type, which is intended to be used more particularly for advertising purposes and can be made up from but two individual parts disengagingly interlocked and coupled together to forma unit, without incorporating in the design' thereof the use of glued joints, ordinarily' depended upon in other makes of easels of this( type. The use of glued joints in easel work has always been objectionable, because of the complications arising therefrom and the consequent increase in the cost of manufacture, as well as on account of diminishing the degree of foldability ofthe same, and negativing the extent and possibility of applying printed or painted matter on `the expose surfaces thereof for advertising purposes, before the cutting operation; since it is a known fact that the gluing process interferes with whatever printed or painted matter appears thereon, and often results in spoiling the same; while to otherwise print on the same, by machine, after the gluing process has-taken place (either before or after the folding and setting up of the easel) has been proven to be absolutely impracticable lfor reasons which must appear obvious to persons familiar with the art of making easels.

To provide a simple and inexpensive displaying easel which may be used especially for advertising purposes, and in which the articles advertised may be displayed to advantage and surrounded with attractive and suitable advertising or descriptive matter which may be printed, embossed, or painted and yet will permit the same to be foldable and readily set up, is the purpose of my invention.

Referring to the drawings- Figure 1 represents a development of the two parts making up the easel, showing both parts laid or other suitable material.

out on a single sheet of cardboard,`

Fig. 2 represents a perspective view'of' the easel set up in working position.

Fig. 3 represents an end elevation of thel easel. fr

4 represents a plan view of the easel. F1 5 represents a perspective view showing t e rear of the easel.

Fig. 6 represents a front elevation of the easel, the horizontally dotted lines indicating retaining tabs w ich may be provided on the lower and upper edges of the displaced opening in the easel.

Fig. 7 represents a sectional view taken on line 7-7, Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 represents a sectional view taken on line 8-8 in Fig. 6. l

Fig. 9 represents a sectional view taken on line 9-9 in Fig. 6. F ig.4 10 represents a similar view to that shown in Fig'. 9 but shows the top of the container closed in and the displaced opening provided with the longitudinal retaining tabs represented by the dotted lines in Fig. 6. Fig. 11 represents a rear view of a 'supporting end of the easel.

Fig. 12 represents a front elevation of the easel with the container-member removed therefrom (being a modification), showing a lattice member provided across the dise placed opening of the easel.

Like numerals refer to like arts throughout the several views of the rawings.

The numeral 1 represents a iiat sheet of card-board, fiber, metal, or other suitable material, from which the standard-member 2 and the container-member 3, which make up the easel, are cut; the standard-member 2 being designed with the vdisplaced-opening 4, which is preferably provided with the vertical retaining-tabs 5 and the containerlocking-slots 6.l 7 represents the containerbottom-Hap 'which ispreferably provided with the supporting-tabs 8 and is creased at 9 and made integral with the standardmem 1.00. on the ends of the easel,l standards are madelnte! p width equal to the depth of the containerbottom 7, and are made integral with the container-back 18 and creased at. 21, and are provided with the lower and upper locking-tongues 22 which t within the lockingslots 6 provided therefor in the easel-standard-member 2 to couple and secure said container-member 3 with said standard-member 2. 23 represents expansion-slots which are provided in the container-sides 20 for permitting the proper interlocking of the locking-tongues 22 with the slots 6 provided in the easel-standard-member 2.

23 represents a middle locking-slot which may be used in place of the other two slots 23 shown on the container-sides 20, when desired. 5il represents the longitudinal retaining flaps provided in the displaced openings 4 of the easel-standard-member 2, as shown in Figs. 1, 6 and 10.v 7 represents a container top which is made similar tothe conminer-bottom 7 and may be made integral with the standard-member 2 and creased at 9, being also provided with supporting-tabs 8 which may be secured in a similar manner to the upper supporting-slots 19a provided I l in the container-member 3 for the purpose,

when a top for the container is desired, as shown in Fig. 10.v y

2a in Fig. 12 represents a modified easelstand which is provided with the latticestrip 24 for dividing up the displaced opening Ll,-it being understood that one or more Jof such lattices may be used to equal advantage across the displaced opening of the easel.

Having thus described the parts of my invention in detail, the manner in which the same may be constructed and'set-up,`is as follows: y

yThe development of the, standard-member 2 and the container-member 3 may be preferably laid out on the same piece of stock 1 and scored and cut out by the proper cutting devices, in a single operation, after which operation the two parts of the easel are left ready to be properly folded and coupled together,-it being here noted that the easel may be tipped and supported (when set up) in any desired angle by providing the proper angle of slant on the supporting edges 25 of the standards 10. T e standards 10 may be creased back into osition on the lines 11. The brace meml r heav 13 is also creased lback on line 14, and the ard-member 2, and the supporting-tabs 8of the standard-member 2 are inserted within the supporting-s101319 of the containermember 3. With the container-member thus associated with` the standard-member 2, the easel is com lete and ready to receive the article or artic es to be displayed thereinf-lit being understood that any desired form of decorations or advertising matter may be printed, embossed, or otherwise `suitably applied on the exposed surfaces of said' easel (especially the front surface ofthe easel which contains the displaced opening 4) before the cutting operation occurs, or after said operation, but before folding"if desired, according as may be most convenient. t I

It may be 4observedthat the easel 4may be made up of any desired contour which will tend to make the same artistic looking and attractive, and when set up in working operation will take u the least base room possible,-the easel simple packed without the use of glue, or any other such adhesives or similar substances used ordinarily for joining parts together. Also, the construction of the easel, as herein disclosed, will permit of the supporting of appreciably wares or articles therein, as for examp e, '.filled candy boxes and the like, diseing composed of two Earts which may be shipped and at and readily folded and set up.

playingly supporting the same and attachably securing the same therein.

t may further. be observed that for displaying smaller articles, a pane of glass, or

sheet of isinglass'or like material, about the sizeof the displaced opening, may be inserted in the rear of the retaining-tabs, and' will show up the articles without'permitting access thereto. from the front of the easel ;--access being had thereto through the open top of the container if desired.

Also, it may be observed that the stock,

from which the easels are to be cut, when made of card or liber board, or the like, may have whatever printing matter is to be applied thereto printed thereon within the borders of the easel parts before the cutting operation occurs, since neither the latter operation nor the folding and setting up operation of the easel will in any way interfere with or injure said printed matter, as would most likely 'be the'case in the event that the easel parts were to be joined together by the use of adhesives instead of the interlocking joints used in the same.

Again, it may be observed that the expansion-slots, 23 or 23iL used on the engaging sides of the container-member 3, permlt of associating and locking the latter member Breadily with the standard-member 2 of the easel, and exert 'every tendency to keep the two locked in working relationship with each other through the expansion feature provided thereby, which acts upon the locking-tongues 22 and forces themv into,

' and holds them set in their respective'locking-slots 6 against coming out and becoming uncouplcd therefrom.

While the preferred embodiments of my invention have been described in detail, it will be understood that I do not Wish to be limited tothe particular construction set forth, since various changes in the form, material, proportlons, and arrangement of *parts and in the details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the` spirit and scope of the invention,.or de# stroylng any of the advantages contained in the same, heretofore described and deined in the subjoined claim.

What I claim is:

An article of manufacture, consisting of a front panel-member, provided with a display opening having retaining-tabs and 1ockin, ,'slots,` side supporting brackets integral with `said panel member and foldable therewith, and provided with lockingslots; a foldable brace member integral with said panel-member and foldabletherewith at the bottom thereof, and provided with locking-tongues adapted to engage withv the locking-slots in said side supporting brackets; a container-Hap provided with supporting-tabs, a container member provided with supporting-,slots adapted to receive'said supporting-tabs of said containeriap, side members made integral with said -container-member and foldable therewith,

and provided with'locking-tongues and expansion-slotsadapted to engage said contailler-member withsaid panel-member,

substantially as shown.

EDGAR E. ABRAHAMS.

Witnesses: l

R. LIGHTENSTEIN, B. H. GHER'roK. 

